Definitions

parasitic

[par-uh-sit-ik] / ˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk /

ADJECTIVE

like a parasite

Synonyms

STRONG

parasitical

WEAK

bloodsucking

Example Sentences

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Parasitic plants often undergo dramatic internal changes as they become more dependent on their hosts.

From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025

Parasitic twins form when one foetus partially develops while attached to the other.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

Parasitic populations According to a groundbreaking new study that analyzed 85 parasitic species, the majority of them suffered population declines over 140 years.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

Parasitic chelicerates like ticks and mites have evolved blood-sucking apparatuses.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Parasitic upon Sertularians and Polyzoa; branches straggling of irregular lengths.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John

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